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and he said the same to his republican representatives in washington. he said that he'll back each of us, regardless of party, as long as we work together to make life better for all of us. and he made it clear that if we don't make enough progress, he'll be back in touch. >> so here now from nashville is steve wise. he's the author of that letter and he's the president and ceo of identified, inc. steve, welcome. congratulations. i want to ask you briefly. in the first term, president obama on the stimulus package and on obama care, there was no compromise. there was no reaching across the aisle. do you believe, sir, that in the second term president obama will change and will find common ground with republicans? >> well, larry, i'm an optimist. i believe that you need to give people a chance, you need to tell them you support them and then you need to hold them accountable. that's why i felt that i needed to send that message off to the president and to my representatives, really telling them that time is now. we can't wait any longer. we've got to do
and he said the same to his republican representatives in washington. he said that he'll back each of us, regardless of party, as long as we work together to make life better for all of us. and he made it clear that if we don't make enough progress, he'll be back in touch. >> so here now from nashville is steve wise. he's the author of that letter and he's the president and ceo of identified, inc. steve, welcome. congratulations. i want to ask you briefly. in the first term, president...
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in washington, it will be tough to pass a big bill. under his leadership, there is a chance to have a conversation with republicans about nondiscrimination. >> who are the target republicans? >> i would not -- >preclude anyone. we looking at this issue means, i have seen data that shocks me. when they look at where we look at where history is moving in the public is moving, if we talk about issues that are not just marriage, is not a single office that i would not be willing to walk into. chad has laid out that. >> i agree. ted olson is someone i never thought i would meet or intended to meet my entire life. he has become a friend and confidant and hero. in the movement by his position on this issue. that came about by a willingness to have a conversation with him. blankenhorn was the warn witness that our opposition used throughout their case. a few months ago, he came out and reversed his position on marriage. it was proud of him. he did a lot of soul-searching after that trial. hereunder in evolution of its own. like most americans.
in washington, it will be tough to pass a big bill. under his leadership, there is a chance to have a conversation with republicans about nondiscrimination. >> who are the target republicans? >> i would not -- >preclude anyone. we looking at this issue means, i have seen data that shocks me. when they look at where we look at where history is moving in the public is moving, if we talk about issues that are not just marriage, is not a single office that i would not be willing to...
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. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it's friday morning, november 16. i am steve chenevey. >> i am pamela brown. cynne simpson is in new york ready for her big debut.g here is jacqui jeras. you guys will have to watch at 3:00 on abc 7. meantime, waking up to again today. take a look at the satellite picture. overcast.is there are some sprinkles to the east of the metro area. very heavy is expected. will be out of here shortly. i think we will get a little .unshine this afternoon now it reagan national, n manassas, 44 in fredericksburg, 38 at bwi marshall. 28 in petersburg. 29 in petersburg. 40 in charlottesville. expected mostly cloudy skies at degrees at 9:00, 51 at noon with some breaks in the clouds. a little sunshine this cloudy, 53partly 5:00.s at your thanksgiving forecast is coming up. will tell you how to seize the s weekend.wers thi a check on traffic and weather with steve. >> 395 at duke street, looks very good. springfield towards the 14th street bridge, lanes are open. toing well all the way up streetoss th
. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it's friday morning, november 16. i am steve chenevey. >> i am pamela brown. cynne simpson is in new york ready for her big debut.g here is jacqui jeras. you guys will have to watch at 3:00 on abc 7. meantime, waking up to again today. take a look at the satellite picture. overcast.is there are some sprinkles to the east of the metro area. very heavy is expected. will...
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. >> reporter: back in washington, president obama has been making calls to the middle east. >> i want to express my thanks to president obama. >> reporter: here, in israel, the government has taken this battle to social media. its official twitter field has blasted out threats to hamas. it warned yesterday that no hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead. hamas fired back with this tweet, "our blessed hands will reach your leader and soldiers wherever they are. you opened hell gaeflts on yourselves." just days after winning re-election, the president is now faced with a widened conflict that has the potential to destabilize an already unstable region. >> i think the number one worry at the white house today was containment. they want to contain this crisis, because they can imagine scenarios where it gets much more out of control than it has already. >> reporter: this is the first israel/palestinian conflict of the new middle east. the arab spring has raised all sorts of new questions for the united states. for instance, it
. >> reporter: back in washington, president obama has been making calls to the middle east. >> i want to express my thanks to president obama. >> reporter: here, in israel, the government has taken this battle to social media. its official twitter field has blasted out threats to hamas. it warned yesterday that no hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead. hamas fired back with this tweet, "our blessed hands...
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now we are listening and watching in washington, d.c. waiting for their arrival. photographers are staked out there. so far petraeus has not arrived yet. his appearance comes a week after he resigned from director of the cia. lawmakers say they want to hear from petraeus because the attack on the consulate happened on his watch and also because petraeus went to benghazi shortly after the attack. this mornings hearings are not made open to the public. >>> 4:35. a palestinian rocket has targeted tel aviv but landed in the ocean in the latest round of violence. israeli forces confirm striking more than 100 forces overnight. there had been hope for a cease fire but that did not happen. now israel is mobilizing troops and reservists. the violence began three days ago when they launched an offensive who killed a top hamas military leader. >>> more protests are planned in san francisco outside the israeli consulate. yesterday propalestinian demonstrators called for an end in the fighting of georgia s and u.s. support -- gaza and u.s. support of israel. >> it's the same t
now we are listening and watching in washington, d.c. waiting for their arrival. photographers are staked out there. so far petraeus has not arrived yet. his appearance comes a week after he resigned from director of the cia. lawmakers say they want to hear from petraeus because the attack on the consulate happened on his watch and also because petraeus went to benghazi shortly after the attack. this mornings hearings are not made open to the public. >>> 4:35. a palestinian rocket has...
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we are following the developing story down in washington. talks at the white house as you heard between the president and congressional leaders just breaking up a short time ago. reaction immediate in the stock market as stocks rallied. came well off their lows and in positive territory now across the board. let's show you where we stand on this friday on wall street. as we hit the noon hour here, the s&p 500's up one third of a percent. that's the nasdaq good for a gain of 6 points. dow industrials down about 60 points. not that long ago with about a 100-point swing up 47 points now, better than one third of 1% and number of traders with me today. joe, john, simon, steve down on the floor of the new york stock exchange. doc, i'll go to you first. if there was a feeling of tone deafness in washington related to what the markets wanted, maybe they got what they wanted at least a little bit today seeing the reaction in stocks. >> nothing focuses the mind like the gallows and what was happening here. they were watching the markets melt down. th
we are following the developing story down in washington. talks at the white house as you heard between the president and congressional leaders just breaking up a short time ago. reaction immediate in the stock market as stocks rallied. came well off their lows and in positive territory now across the board. let's show you where we stand on this friday on wall street. as we hit the noon hour here, the s&p 500's up one third of a percent. that's the nasdaq good for a gain of 6 points. dow...
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steve handelsman there in washington. thanks very much. >> a lot of questions with answers unfilled. thank you very much. >>> ding dongs, no more. twinkies are toast. >> did you ever have a twinkie? >> i had my first one this week. >> i thought so. you had that whole closet there. >> i did not grow up with those iconic brands in australia. well, hostess brands is going out of business because one-third of its 18,000 workers failed to reach a deal with management. why did the union give up lower paying jobs for no jobs at all? we'll have that debate next. >> looking forward to that. >>> also ahead, did you camp out to see the last "twilight" movie? as the final film hits the series, lionsgate is hoping for another wave of popular receipts. we'll have the lionsgate trade coming up. >>> also, how do you profit from poverty and feel good about it? meet the man doing just that. we'll explain. what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. we have so much tec
steve handelsman there in washington. thanks very much. >> a lot of questions with answers unfilled. thank you very much. >>> ding dongs, no more. twinkies are toast. >> did you ever have a twinkie? >> i had my first one this week. >> i thought so. you had that whole closet there. >> i did not grow up with those iconic brands in australia. well, hostess brands is going out of business because one-third of its 18,000 workers failed to reach a deal with...
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washington is transfixed by two things. the white house debt talks, part of the larger negotiations about the fiscal slope, and the general petraeus testimony about benghazi. all the good stuff happening hundred doll behind closed doors, of course. we start with the white house meetings. the same key players from the past two years are involved, but this time the president has a lot more leverage. he earned political capital in the election. how will he spend it? let's get started. we have all sides of washington covered with mike viqueira at the white house. was any progress made today? >> reporter: they say they wren weren't real nxs per se. it was each side putting up their opening bid. it's clear they want to do something major this year, not just kick the can down the road. of course, they see themselves as having the upper hand. they want to press the political advantage. there will be discussions over the next several days. congress for all intents and purposes and larges part of this city in the beltway empty out ov
washington is transfixed by two things. the white house debt talks, part of the larger negotiations about the fiscal slope, and the general petraeus testimony about benghazi. all the good stuff happening hundred doll behind closed doors, of course. we start with the white house meetings. the same key players from the past two years are involved, but this time the president has a lot more leverage. he earned political capital in the election. how will he spend it? let's get started. we have all...
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i'm eamon javers in washington with breaking news. senator chuck grassley says he's got new information on batterymaker a123. it's been a controversial company whose failure has been blamed, in part, on the obama administration. grassley releasing a statement just a few minutes ago saying that the very day that a123 filed for bankruptcy, the department of energy sent the company a check for nearly $1 million. grassley saying that this paints a disturbing picture. he says the department of energy is writing checks to a company literally as it is declaring bankruptcy. he's also saying that a private company and federal grant recipient has provided now more disclosure about its operations and assurances will intellectual property and national security than our own department of energy has provided. grassley saying he's gotten this information directly from a123. not the department of energy. this all plays into the controversial over whether the department of energy or federal government ought to be funding some of these alternative ener
i'm eamon javers in washington with breaking news. senator chuck grassley says he's got new information on batterymaker a123. it's been a controversial company whose failure has been blamed, in part, on the obama administration. grassley releasing a statement just a few minutes ago saying that the very day that a123 filed for bankruptcy, the department of energy sent the company a check for nearly $1 million. grassley saying that this paints a disturbing picture. he says the department of...
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and if washington tries to cram decisions about the future... of these programs into a last minute budget deal... we'll all pay the price. aarp is fighting to protect seniors with responsible... solutions that strengthen medicare and... social security for generations to come. we can do better than a last minute deal... that would hurt all of us. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year. time for campbell's green bean casserole. you'll find the recipe at campbellskitchen.com. ♪ campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. >> mason: the maker of legendary american treats like twinkies, ring dings and devil dogs said today it's going out of business. hostess brands ceased operations and began to lay off more than 18,000 workers. what happened when customers got word? john blackstone takes a look. >> reporter: the panic buying was on at hostess stores. in los ang
and if washington tries to cram decisions about the future... of these programs into a last minute budget deal... we'll all pay the price. aarp is fighting to protect seniors with responsible... solutions that strengthen medicare and... social security for generations to come. we can do better than a last minute deal... that would hurt all of us. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year. time for campbell's green bean casserole. you'll find the recipe at campbellskitchen.com. ♪ campbell's....
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. >>> let's check in with our washington, d.c. newsroom this morning on what is going on, on capitol hill. we have david petraeus testifying on capitol hill this morning about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. as alison burns reports we may not get to see or hear from him. >> general petraeus managed to get into a classified hearing room without any of the camera crews outside seeing him. let's take a live look right now outside a senate intelligence committee hearing room. general petraeus testified for about an hour this morning before a house committee announced the members of congress are coming out and starting to talk about it. they said testimony focused solely on the september 11th u.s. consulate attack in libya. members of congress are trying to get the truth about whether it was a spontaneous attack or preplanned assault that killed four americans and how the obama administration dealt with it. when general petraeus first briefed congress, he said he believed the cia believed the attack stemmed from a protest
. >>> let's check in with our washington, d.c. newsroom this morning on what is going on, on capitol hill. we have david petraeus testifying on capitol hill this morning about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. as alison burns reports we may not get to see or hear from him. >> general petraeus managed to get into a classified hearing room without any of the camera crews outside seeing him. let's take a live look right now outside a senate intelligence committee hearing...
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ktvu alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom. he will be defending himself and the cia. alison. >> reporter: dave, house and senate intelligence committees are holding closed door hearings this morning. this is a live look outside of the one of the hearing rooms. general petraeus managed to avoid the cameras when he arrived and even though there are a lot of conspiracy theories about the hearing. the hearing is expected to focus solely on the september 11th u.s. consulate attack in libya. yesterday the committee saw a video captured by surveillance and aerial cameras the night of the attack. lawmakers say the video shows two strikes on the complex that happened hours apart. the first attack seemed more spontaneous. >> didn't seem to get any command or control. a lot of people running around. not knowing where they were going to go. but the second attack is where the facts show that seem to be a lot more sophisticated. >> reporter: when general petraeus spoke to congress for the first time after the attacks on september 13th, he s
ktvu alison burns reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom. he will be defending himself and the cia. alison. >> reporter: dave, house and senate intelligence committees are holding closed door hearings this morning. this is a live look outside of the one of the hearing rooms. general petraeus managed to avoid the cameras when he arrived and even though there are a lot of conspiracy theories about the hearing. the hearing is expected to focus solely on the september 11th u.s. consulate...
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reporting live from washington dc. >> we now continue our investigation into questionable spending at the port of oakland. commissioners held a meeting, the port's interim leader promised a new era of being transparent, responsible and ethical. the acting executive director didn't discuss the internal investigation but noted the port is taking steps to improve oversight. an investigation found that -- that couple of top managers expensed thousands of dollars including a trip to a houston strip club. >>> the port must deal with another problem. it runs the oakland airport and some union workers from therehave voted to authorize a strike. the employees are with the union unite here 2850. they work for hms host. a bone of contention is some are union while others are not. there is no timetable on when the union may call a strike. >> bart may need to buy many more trains to handle all the new people. a new report says that bart expects to carry a half million passengers a day in the near future. by the year 2025 bart may need 980 train cars. so far 775 cars have been bought to replace the
reporting live from washington dc. >> we now continue our investigation into questionable spending at the port of oakland. commissioners held a meeting, the port's interim leader promised a new era of being transparent, responsible and ethical. the acting executive director didn't discuss the internal investigation but noted the port is taking steps to improve oversight. an investigation found that -- that couple of top managers expensed thousands of dollars including a trip to a houston...
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look for the secret star of the day, then enter the name on nbc washington for your chance to win. each day we're giving a pair of tickets for vip floor seats. and one winner will get a meet-and-greet with one of the jingle ball artists. >>> in just a matter of hours, the brand-new 495 express lanes will be open to the public. but one very special driver got to take a test run on the new road today. megan mcgrath has more on what the project means for commuters in northern virginia. >> reporter: seeing santa claus apparently has its privileges. jolly st. nick was the first person to test drive the 495 express lanes this morning. and he had a pretty sweet ride. he ditched the reindeer and went for a convertible tessla roadster. in white, of course. >> smooth, straight, convenient. it is just absolutely incredible. >> reporter: santa used the express lanes to get to his day job over at the tysons corner center mall. he starts sitting with the kids today and starting saturday, you, too, can ride. crews began opening the new lanes tonight. they should be ready to go around 2:00 a.m. >>
look for the secret star of the day, then enter the name on nbc washington for your chance to win. each day we're giving a pair of tickets for vip floor seats. and one winner will get a meet-and-greet with one of the jingle ball artists. >>> in just a matter of hours, the brand-new 495 express lanes will be open to the public. but one very special driver got to take a test run on the new road today. megan mcgrath has more on what the project means for commuters in northern virginia....
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>> i'm in washington. going to be in nashville tomorrow. >> he needs a pipe in that setting. >> yes, he should, and a fireplace. >> you're saying donny's milking this thing. >> we talked about it for ten minutes. we got on the set and donny's, like, can we do this again today? >> unfortunately, joe and i are on what's called the decaying page. guys falling apart. we're on the presidential page. >> you look good. >> right next to brad pitt. >> that kind of ruins it. okay. well, there you go. >> okay, take that down, please. >> oh! >> there we go. >> it's too early for this. >> it is. take that down. i'm sick. so mika -- >> whatever. >> mitt romney's still in the news. >> yeah, thank you. he is the gift that just keeps on giving. but i think at this point -- >> time to go away. >> yeah. we'll start there because actually, the response to it is probably the beginning of maybe something for the party. the republican party. we begin this morning with a growing number of leading republicans trying to distance th
>> i'm in washington. going to be in nashville tomorrow. >> he needs a pipe in that setting. >> yes, he should, and a fireplace. >> you're saying donny's milking this thing. >> we talked about it for ten minutes. we got on the set and donny's, like, can we do this again today? >> unfortunately, joe and i are on what's called the decaying page. guys falling apart. we're on the presidential page. >> you look good. >> right next to brad pitt....
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and in washington, d.c. these children began living those dreams. >> little tiny baby bird. i didn't see that. >> reporter: kalia is one of millions of american girls and boys, books are luxuries in many of their homes. >> we are here to celebrate the 100 millionth book. >> reporter: she founded first books bringing books to children in need, 100 million books now and counting. >> i have seen the light in their eyes go on. they can't belief they got to keep books of their own. >> reporter: it makes a lifelong difference. studies show a child's ability to understand stories jumps 20% when there are books in the home. way back in 1992, crystal stewart got a book from first books. she was the oldest of four kids of a working mom. and sheep just loved to read. still does. it almost sound like reading helped you get away from the tough parts of your childhood? >> it did. >> reporter: chase kennedy received the official 100 millionth book. >> green eggs and ham! they become voters. they can get jobs. a tremendously empowering thing for some body to become a reader. >> reporter: co
and in washington, d.c. these children began living those dreams. >> little tiny baby bird. i didn't see that. >> reporter: kalia is one of millions of american girls and boys, books are luxuries in many of their homes. >> we are here to celebrate the 100 millionth book. >> reporter: she founded first books bringing books to children in need, 100 million books now and counting. >> i have seen the light in their eyes go on. they can't belief they got to keep books...
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peter barnes is in washington to update us. >> lori, annual audit released today found the fha which insurance $1.1 trillion mortgages with very lowdown payments has a $16.3 billion capital short fall because of mortgages going bad. >> one out of every six loans are delinquent. they have 17% delinquency rate on 7 1/2 million loans. those are the facts. congress has to do something to address this. they can't let this go on. there will be a bailout, the longer it goes on the greater likelihood of a bailout. >> the fha is downplaying the possibility today. it expects to add $11 billion in new capital from new business in the year ahead. it also announced a slight increase in fees today and some other new steps to improve its finances. it hopes all of this will put its capital position back in the black within the year. that the agency said should reduce the likelihood that it will need to tap its credit line with the treasury. officials say they won't make any announcement about that until the president releases his 2014 budget in february. lori? lori: all this as the housing market st
peter barnes is in washington to update us. >> lori, annual audit released today found the fha which insurance $1.1 trillion mortgages with very lowdown payments has a $16.3 billion capital short fall because of mortgages going bad. >> one out of every six loans are delinquent. they have 17% delinquency rate on 7 1/2 million loans. those are the facts. congress has to do something to address this. they can't let this go on. there will be a bailout, the longer it goes on the greater...
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mcdermott from the great state of washington. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i rise in support of this bill to grant permanent normal trade relations to russia and muldova. let's begin with russia. russia joined the w.t.o. this summer. congress does not have veto power on that. all we can do is decide here whether to allow u.s. businesses and workers to see the benefits of russia's w.t.o. obligations. will russia always honor these obligations on its own initiative? probably not. but russia's w.t.o. membership means we can at least hold them to those obligations, and we must be prepared to enforce those obligations. that is a lesson we learned the hard way over the last few years. this bill actually does that. this bill has strong anti-bribery and anti-corruption provisions. it has mechanisms to help strengthen our intellectual property rights, but that's not all. another critical piece of this bill is the magnitsky act, placing real sanctions
mcdermott from the great state of washington. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcdermott: madam speaker, i rise in support of this bill to grant permanent normal trade relations to russia and muldova. let's begin with russia. russia joined the w.t.o. this summer. congress does not have veto power on that. all we can do is decide here whether to allow u.s. businesses and workers to see the benefits of russia's w.t.o. obligations. will...
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major goals include jobs for women and just for men. [ laughter and applause ] some more news out of washington, during his final speech on the house floor yesterday, 77-year-old congressman ron paul said the constitution has failed. which must be a bummer, 'cause he's actually one of the guys who signed it. why would you do that? [ laughter and applause ] this is cool. tonight, president obama hosted a screening of the new movie "lincoln" at the white house. yeah, after the movie, joe biden was like, "whoa! i did not see that ending coming! anyone else? anyone else? [ laughter ] that's crazy, right? wow." speaking of obama, the president has declared today "america recycles day." [ cheers ] which reminds me, obama hosted a screening of "lincoln" at the white house. and after the movie, biden was like, "i did not see that ending coming!" [ laughter ] so excited, you guys. we have katie holmes tonight! [ cheers and applause ] comedian russell peters! [ cheers and applause ] and amazon founder jeff bezos on the show tonight. [ cheers and applause ] and this is cool. since we booked jeff bezos in
major goals include jobs for women and just for men. [ laughter and applause ] some more news out of washington, during his final speech on the house floor yesterday, 77-year-old congressman ron paul said the constitution has failed. which must be a bummer, 'cause he's actually one of the guys who signed it. why would you do that? [ laughter and applause ] this is cool. tonight, president obama hosted a screening of the new movie "lincoln" at the white house. yeah, after the movie,...
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>> how would we feel in washington about that? >> would it be a natural security concern in. >> tell him to take his rise above button off. that is not rise above. >> yoplait and the french. >> oui! >> no way, they love mcdonald's. >> we want some sort of a solution to the fiscal cliff, we'd like to see something like that. yesterday on cnbc, alan simpson and erskine bowles weighed in on expectations for the fiscal cliff and the potential for getting a deal done on debt. they joined maria yesterday on "the closing bell" and here's what erskine bowles had to say about america's global competitiveness. >> if we get our house in order the future of america is really bright and question compete with the best and brightest. if we don't, we're well on our way to becoming a second rate power. >> joining to us talk competitiveness and the ifisical cliff is mirkle porter, harvard business school professor and michael great to see you. >> great to see you becky and austan great to see you as well. you are one of our great leaders in trying
>> how would we feel in washington about that? >> would it be a natural security concern in. >> tell him to take his rise above button off. that is not rise above. >> yoplait and the french. >> oui! >> no way, they love mcdonald's. >> we want some sort of a solution to the fiscal cliff, we'd like to see something like that. yesterday on cnbc, alan simpson and erskine bowles weighed in on expectations for the fiscal cliff and the potential for getting a...
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northbound washington, blocking two lanes. southbound 80 at 23rd, an accident blocking a lane of traffic there. nightmare is east shore freeway, several earlier stalls. a couple accidents on the bay bridge and it is jammed. bart is your best alternate. >> where >>> welcome back. coming up on 8:30. best radar returns are from about san mateo right up the peninsula into san francisco. then you follow 101 up to novato around head up to napa valley and sonoma. this is heading off to the northeast. it looks like the north bay and east bay will get healthier light rain through the ♪ >>> happy crowd out in times square. and we're all hearing the work of d.j. kalkutta right there. and look at those faces across from d.j. kalkutta. they are about to get their faces smashed with cake. those are babies that have been smashed with cake. we have live babies across the studio, just a minute, celebrating their birthdays. >>> also, thanksgiving is less than a week away. how can yu dress up your dinner table on a budget? we'll show you all t
northbound washington, blocking two lanes. southbound 80 at 23rd, an accident blocking a lane of traffic there. nightmare is east shore freeway, several earlier stalls. a couple accidents on the bay bridge and it is jammed. bart is your best alternate. >> where >>> welcome back. coming up on 8:30. best radar returns are from about san mateo right up the peninsula into san francisco. then you follow 101 up to novato around head up to napa valley and sonoma. this is heading off to...
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. >>> another showdown in washington today. president obama has his first face-to-face meeting with congressional leaders over the fiscal cliff set to hit january 1st. let's go to abc's jonathan karl for more on that. >> reporter: there's not much time left. as one senior white house official told me, this has to be a real start to this meeting. there's no time for photo opes or show meetings. i'm told the president is going to kick things off with a public statement, reiterating his firm position that tax rates on the wealthiest 2% must go up. he will not waiver on that, even as he wants to cut taxes or extend tax cuts for everybody else. that would appear to put him on a collision course with republicans who said raising tax rates on anybody is unacceptable. so, george, potential collision course. but i've got to tell you, both sides are saying they believe something can and must be worked out. >> but to be clear, working things out, the bottom line is wealthier are going to pay more one way or the other. >> reporter: that's
. >>> another showdown in washington today. president obama has his first face-to-face meeting with congressional leaders over the fiscal cliff set to hit january 1st. let's go to abc's jonathan karl for more on that. >> reporter: there's not much time left. as one senior white house official told me, this has to be a real start to this meeting. there's no time for photo opes or show meetings. i'm told the president is going to kick things off with a public statement, reiterating...
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